An increase of the microhardness and decrease of the dislocation mobility in C 60 single crystals after light-irradiation in the wavelength range of 150-900 nm in air has been observed giving evidence for photo-induced change in bonding. Efficiency of C 60 phototransformation was found to increase with decreasing the wavelength.
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